Improvement in ticket-punches



@uiten tertrs gefreut @Hirsi Letters Patent No. 79,47-, dated June 30, 1868; antedatecl May 5, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN TIGKET-PUN GEES.

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Be it known that I, WARREN' HILL,`of Springfield, in the county of .Hampdenpand Commonwealth of Massa# cinxsetts, h'ave invented anew and improved Ticket-Punch; and I do. hereby declarethat the following is afull, clean'nd exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specilication, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which,-` Figure 1 isa side elevation of said ticket-punch. l

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section, 4showing detailsiof construction.

Figure 31s a. plan view of the die-spindle, and

Figure 4 is an elevation of the same.

My invention relates to that class of punches used by railroadeonductors and others, for forming or punching holes -in ticketsv and-papers, for the purpose of indica-ting that the ticket or paper has been cancelled, inspected, or has passed :through certain hands; and it consists in a certain construction and operation of the punchinglspindle or male die and its appurtenant parts.

The construction of my inventionis as follows:

The general form an'd appearance of the two levers A andvB arethe same as in other punches of the same class, the handle-portion being curved to accommodate the hand of the operator, and a slot beingfomed in the lever B for the insertion of the ticket or paper.

The leversA and B are pivoted together' at the end, the semicircular ear upon A entering the space between the cheeks a uponthe other lever, and are secured by the screw b, which passes through both.

The'projectingpart b of the lever A comes -in contact with the part g upon B, and prevents` the levers from'opening beyond a certain distance. v

i The formof the spindle or male dieG is shown in figs. 2,3, and 4.

This spindle is made ofsteel, and has a projection, z', at the top, which is rounded and inclined, as shown. The form of the die iscylindri'cakand the lower end is shown vas circular, but may b'emade of any :conformation which fancy or business purposes may require.`

cylindricalopeningd in the lever B, above the ticket-slot, serves as -a guide for the die-spindle; and the female die. is'formed-in the upper face 'of that part of B, belowthe ticket-slot tfwhich female die .is to be made of the same outline-as the end offrthe dic-spindle C, and fitting thel same closely. l

, As the cuttingeilect is produced' by the shearing action ofthe meeting edges of the'mal'e and female dies,

it is necessary that s uch edges should be sharply cut.

If the Ieversshould-be made ofv brass or other soft metal, it will be necessary to insert a steel die-plate to serve as the female die.; butjf made o f iron' or a harder metal,theferuale die may be formed in the lever itself, as shown, i

The opening g, beneath th'e'fema'le die, is made slightly conical, to 'facilitate the passage of the portions of the ticket orpaper which are 'cut away by the dies. In the lever A' is formed a`recess or seat for the end, z', of the die-spindle, and it is evident that as the end ofthe lever is pressed toward B, the die-spindle' will also be moved through the guide j until it enters the female die and produces a cutting action.

To Iraise the die-spindle, when the leversl are openedagain, I attach the projecting plate e rigidly to the side of the spindle, which has a circular portion and a'neck, which enters the spindle, and s fastenedsecurely ftherein; or I may form-the die-spindle C and its projection e in one piece, orfrom one-piece of metal.

Beneath this circular platee, I form 'a recess,f, in B, and insert a spiral springf, the upper end of which bears aganstthe plate, and tends to raise the die-spindle.

The spindle, therefore, is not directly'attachcd to either lever, but after beinginserted in its-place, cannot be removed withoutremoving the screw I) and detaching the levers.

It will be seen that the spindle, being independent of the lever A, will always move in the line of the guide j, without vbinding against its sides, which it could not do if pivoted to thelever A; and also, that amore efficient cutting or shearing eiect is thereby obtained. i

At the outer end of each lever, lI form the cylindrical projeetionvd, which is turned down at in, to forma stem, which enters the spiral spring k, ig.1. I

The spring lc, it" applied so that theends embrace the stems m m upon the levers, and press open the ends of" the levers, will remain in place, and serve the purpose 'of a linger-loop as well as an opening-spring. v

The stems m m are made of a length sniicient to afllowthe levers to approach so far as to bring the diespindle into contact with the female die, and `produce the proper cutting elect, and no'farther, and thus serve as stops, thereby making'the operation of cutting more easy` to the hand,` and less injurious to the dies, than if no stops were applied.

Instead of forming the projection e upon the spindle, and placing .the spiral spring beneath it, and at, one.

'side ofthe spindle, as shown, a collar might be formed upon the upper part of the spindle, and the spring applied around the spiud1e,.and bearing against the'c'ollar.; but I prefer the construction shown in 4the drawings, as it enables me to place the spindleinearer, the fulcrum of the levers. v

I amaware that a device has been use-d asa ticket-punch, as shown -in Letters Patent granted tp William J. Phelps, and'dated September 17,1867; butv my device 'diil'ers from that very materially in its' construction, inasmuchas said Phelpss devicehas a. spindle whichis pivoted to one lever by' a small pivot, which isliable to hreakage, and.the.levers, when forced apart, withdraw the die-spindle from the female die' by means of said pivot, whereas in myzde'vice no pivot is used, the spiral spring, which is placed under the projection of A'the die' spindle, forcing the said spindle out of thefemale die, while, at the saine time, thesaid spi-ing'may be of s nicient strength to force the leversapart. Y A

By this construction'I am enabled toplace the die-spindleneorer 'the fulcrum, and also cause the lever A to bear ivho'lly upon the extreme end of the'diespindle'C, and -thus increase the powerf the punch to perforate the thicker board o r paper tickets. v

I Having described my invention, what I claim as newtherein, and desire'to secureh'y Letters Patent, isfas an improvement upon the invention-of 'the said William J. Phelp`s The construction and arrangement of. the spindle C, projection e, and spiral spring f, in' combination lwith -the lever A, recessed at c','and the slotted lever B, substantially as described.Vv

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set myhand, this twenty-sixth day of December,l A. DI. 1867; "WARREN HILL.

Witnessesz LN. B; Smrn, J. P. BUCKLAND. 

